News

April 22, 2003

UCSB Alum Finds Place at C.O.A.S.T.

By Brendan Kearns

A UCSB alumna will help a local advocacy group carry out its mission of reacquainting community members with the sidewalk. The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation named Jessica Scheeter as the organization's new exe...

April 22, 2003

Tan Students Court Sun, Skin Cancer

By Bonnie Holladay

They appear on campus and on the beach with the arrival of Spring Quarter. Wearing minimal bodily coverage, they don dark sunglasses and perch on towels or lawn chairs. They bare their skin to the sun as if making a sacr...

April 22, 2003

Talk To Bring Ocean to Light

By Traci Bank

Acclaimed underwater photographer David Doubilet is returning to Santa Barbara tonight to present a lecture on his craft in Campbell Hall at 8. Doubilet has shot photographs for more than 60 stories for the National Geog...

April 22, 2003

Students Participate in Model Arab League

By Drew Atkins

Ten UCSB students participated in the Model Arab League at San Francisco State University April 11 through April 13, competing against schools across the state in an annual simulation of the Arab League meetings.

April 22, 2003

By Drew Mackie

Friday, April 11, approximately 2:30 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers walking down the 900 block of Embarcadero del Mar noticed a 19-year-old woman squatting near the corner of a building.

April 22, 2003

A Smokin’ Good Time

By system

Senior film studies major Lindsay Schoenfeld dances to the beat of drums during a 4/20 festival held in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Sunday afternoon. The festival was a chance for Isla Vista residents to celebrate marijuana.

April 21, 2003

Rooftop Leaper Breaks Leg

By Daniel Haier and Staff Writer Stephanie Tavares Staff Writer

A man visiting Isla Vista from out of town this weekend thought he could jump from the roof of a three-story Cordoba Road apartment complex, clear a power line and land on the roof of a two-story building 15-20 feet away...

April 21, 2003

Earth Day Fun Draws Crowds

By Daniel Haier

Earth Day festivities attracted upwards of 1,000 revelers Saturday afternoon and evening at Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park. Activities accommodated people of all ages, ranging from an arts and crafts, to the amphitheater ...

April 21, 2003

Anisq’ Oyo’ Park Goes Up in Smoke

By Jono Szalay

Music from several bands and the words of pro-hemp activists mingled with swirling wisps of marijuana smoke in the air above Anisq' Oyo' Park on Easter Sunday. Although the police kept a low profile, four citations were ...

April 21, 2003

Locals Hold Pro-Troops Rally

By Travis Hunter

For the third straight week, demonstrators gathered in front of the Army Reserve building on the corner of State Street and Las Positas Road to support American troops in Iraq. About 100 people waved flags, displayed sig...

April 21, 2003

Dancing the Night Away

By system

UCSB's Polynesian Dance Club performs at the Take Back the Night rally in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Thursday night. The night was filled with speakers and performances, marking the culmination of a weeklong effort to stop rape...

April 18, 2003

County Shuns Pesticide Use

By Kristina Ackermann

Rather than spraying toxic chemicals to deter pests, the agriculture department has adopted a sustainable alternative to improve crop health and lessen the impact of chemicals in the environment.

April 18, 2003

Cartoonist Presents Work at MCC

By Drew Atkins

Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated comic "La Cucaracha," gave a workshop and multimedia presentation of his strips. About 60 people heard Alcaraz read hate mail aloud, answer questions sarcastically and gi...

April 18, 2003

Work Begins on I.V. Monument

By Blake Buford

Construction is now underway for a monument in Isla Vista's Perfect Park to commemorate those who participated in peaceful anti-war protests during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Completion is scheduled for this June.

April 18, 2003

UCSB Educator Receives Award for Mentoring

By Samantha Morgan

When Dr. Fiona Goodchild came to Santa Barbara in 1988, she had not been involved with science since her high school years. Now, she has been honored with a presidential award for her efforts in science education mentor...

April 18, 2003

Physics Professor Earns Funding for Stellar Studies

By Zach Friedberg Reporter

UCSB astrophysicist and assistant physics professor Crystal Martin has recently been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. The Sloan Fellowship includes a $40,000 grant to be spent on research over the course of two ye...